salt spray

短语

词形变化

salt sprays 复数 salt sprays

别名

saltspray salt-spray

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Seawater in the form of a fine mist or droplets.

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    1792, John Aikin, Evenings at Home, London: J. Johnson, Volume 1, Fourth Evening, “Canute’s Reproof to his Courtiers,” p. 104, Well, does the sea obey my commands? If it be my subject, it is a very rebellious subject. See how it swells, and dashes the angry foam and salt spray over my sacred person.

    1981, Alfred Byrd Graf, Tropica: Color Cyclopedia of Exotic Plants and Trees, East Rutherford, NJ: Roehrs, 3rd edition, p. 9, There are shrubs that tolerate the saltspray along the seacoast, and others better suited for higher, cooler elevations.